Teen charged in fatal shootings of boy, 5, and mother

By Steve SchmadekeTribune reporter

A teen charged with killing a 5-year-old boy and his mother in their South Side home in June remains hospitalized and it is unclear when, if ever, he can appear in court, Cook County authorities said this afternoon.

Antonio Lewis, 18, is accused of entering the victims' home in the 5300 block of South Winchester Avenue on June 28 and shooting Chavonne Brown, 31, and her son, Sterling Sims, in their bedrooms.

Lewis also tried to shoot Sterling's 11-year-old brother, but his gun malfunctioned, according to Chicago police.

A 5-year-old boy and his 31-year-old mother were shot to death early Friday on the 5300 block of South Winchester Avenue.The two brothers were sleeping in bunk beds in the living room when gunshots erupted from their mother's bedroom.The older boy woke up to see the gunman walk into their room,...

As family struggled to keep a boy from remembering the details of a shooting that claimed the life of his mother and 5-year-old brother Friday, a suspect lay in a hospital bed across the city with several gunshot wounds of his own.